California Fire Map: List of Fires Near Me Right Now [July 28-July 29]

Fires continue to grow in California during the dry, hot summer months. On July 28-29, the Cranston fire is one of the largest problems, forcing thousands to evacuate, but other fires like the Carr Fire and the Ferguson Fire are also issues. Read on to learn all the details about the current fires in California as of July 28 and midnight July 29, with maps of the larger fires around the state, their current containment levels, and where they are located. News is constantly changing, so call your local officials if you are concerned about evacuations near you.

General Map of California Fires

This map below is an interactive map of some of the bigger fires in California, constantly being updated, provided by CAL FIRE and Google. Fires in red are active and fires in black are contained. Read the next section for details about the fires listed on the map.

Next are more specific details on the fires as of the evening of Saturday, July 28 to around midnight Pacific July 29.

List of Active Fires in California as of July 28-29

Here are the active fires and updates about them, per CAL FIRE. Most of these are in alphabetical order, but newer fires not yet listed on the CAL FIRE map may be included in a separate section at the end.

This fire is off Highway 299 and Carr Powerhouse Road in Whiskeytown (Shasta County.) It’s now 83,800 acres (up from a little over 40,000 acres on Friday) and 5 percent contained. 536 structures have been destroyed and 117 are damaged. The fire was caused by a vehicle’s mechanical failure.

Cranston Fire

This updated, interactive map on Google Maps above shows you the location of the Cranston Fire, the location of the evacuation centers, and the closed highways. You can also see the location of the Ribbon Fire, which is near the Cranston Fire.

This map below, from Inciweb, is zoomed into the location of the Cranston fire. If you click on the Cranston fire itself, you’ll see details about the fire on the right side of the map. (The location of the details might be different on mobile.)

This fire is off Highway 74 and Control Road. Brandon McGlover was arrested and charged with starting this and four other fires in the area. It’s grown from 4,700 acres on Thursday to 13,118 acres and 29 percent contained on Saturday. 2,174 homes were evacuated and 3,200 people.

The following evacuations have been conducted by the Riverside Sheriff’s station, according to Inciweb as of Saturday evening, July 28:

Apple Canyon Area

Cedar Glen

Camp Scherman Girlscout Camp

Fern Valley

Garner Valley

Hurkey Creek Area

Idyllwild

Lake Hemet Area

Mountain Center Community

Mt San Jacinto State Park

Pine Cove

An evacuation warning is in place for Paradise Corner.

According to Inciweb on Saturday, July 28: “The evacuation order is lifted for Garner Valley, south of Morris Ranch Rd. Proof of residency required. Road access is available from Highway 74 at Highway 371. All other evacuation orders remain in effect. Use caution returning home. Garner Valley residents returning home from the Cranston Fire, losing power means your perishable food is not safe. Don’t risk your family’s health, throw it out!”

An evacuation center is set up at Banning High School.

The following road closures are in place:

HWY 74 from City of Hemet to Lake Hemet

HWY 243 from Banning to intersection of 243 and HWY 74

The following recreation closures are in place:

Mt. San Jacinto State Park

Desert View Trail

Little Round Valley Campground

Long Valley Trail

Mountain Station

Palm Springs Aerial Tramway

Round Valley Campground

Round Valley Trail

San Jacinto Peak Trail

Strawberry Junction Campground

Tamarack Valley Campground

Wellmans Divide Trail

San Bernardino National Forest

Black Mountain Group Campground

Boulder Basin Campground

Cedar Springs Trail 4EI7

Dark Canyon Campground

Deer Springs Campground

Deer Springs Trail to Suicide Rock 3E17 to 3E33

Devil’s Slide Trail

Ernie Maxwell Scenic Trail 3E07

Fern Basin Campground

Fobes Trail 4E04

Fuller Ridge

Humber Park

Hurkey Creek Campground

Lake Fulmor Day Use Area

Lake Hemet Picnic Area

Little Round Valley Campground

Marion Mountain Campground

Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) N of State Highway 74

San Jacinto Wilderness

Seven Pines Trail 2E13

Skunk Cabbage Trail 3E42

South Ridge Trail 3E08

Spitler Peak Trail 3E22

Stone Creek Yellow Post Sites

Strawberry Creek

Tahquitz Peak Fire Lookout

The following animal shelters are available, according to Inciweb:

Residents can call 951-358-7329 for direct assistance with moving animals.

San Jacinto Valley Animal Campus at 581 S. Grand in San Jacinto is accepting all animals, both domestic and large and small animals.

The following 3 locations were also listed Friday but are no longer listed on Saturday, so if you were going here you might want to call first:

Firefighters continue to hose down the areas around the burned homes on Deer Foot Lane in Idyllwild. Cal Fire says their hearts go out to the families in this tight-knit community who lost everything to the #CranstonFire@CBSLA#KCAL9pic.twitter.com/bBaDptgmfb

Crestline Fire

This fire is at Crestline Road and Hunt Road in Montgomery Creek in Shasta County. It’s 51 acres and 95 percent contained.

Eagle Fire

This fire is at County Road 40/County Road 1, southwest of Eagleville in Modoc County. It’s 2,100 acres and 95 percent contained, located at 41.285 latitude, -120.115 longitude. The fire is no longer be updated by Inciweb.

Ferguson Fire (Yosemite Fire)

InciwebFerguson Fire Progression map

This fire is off Highway 140 and Hite Cove, near El Portal in Mariposa County. It’s burning west of Yosemite National Park. Just five days ago it was 27,129 acres and 7 percent contained, and now it is 51,671 acres and 30 percent contained. Above is a map that marks the fire’s progression over time since it began, as of July 23. Below are more maps.

According to Inciweb, the fire is located at 37.652 latitude, -119.881 longitude. The cause of the fire in the Savage Trading Post area is currently unknown. It’s burning in very rough terrain with little-to-no access roads.

According to Inciweb: “Evacuation orders for Triangle Road area will be lifted this evening, Saturday July 28, 2018 at 7:00pm. These areas will remain under a Fire Advisement.” This includes Triangle Road from East Westfall to Hwy 49S Triangle Park Road and Falling Acorn Dr Stellers Jay.

On Saturday night, evacuation orders were also lifted for the Lushmeadows Subdivison.

Yosemite Valley is expected to open for visitors at 4 p.m. on August 3.

As of July 28 at 7 p.m., the following areas are still closed from the fire:

Monte Vista Lane

Vista Lago Lane

East Westfall Rd and all side roads

Ponderosa Basin Subdivision

According to Inciweb, the followings areas are under mandatory evacuation orders as of the evening of July 28.

Anderson Valley

Cedar Lodge/Indian Flat Campground

East Westfall Road and all side roads

El Portal Trailer Court

Foresta

Incline Road from Foresta Bridge to the last BLM campground

Old El Portal

Old Yosemite Road

Ponderosa Basin Community

Rancheria Flat – Government Housing

Savage’s Trading Post

Yosemite View Lodge

Yosemite West

And the following areas are under an evacuation advisory, according to Inciweb, as of Saturday night: “Triangle Road from East Westfall to Highway 49 South and all side roads.”

Below is a map of the fire from Google’s Crisis Map, which you can see here. Zoom in for more details.

A Red Cross evacuation center is set up at Mariposa Elementary School.

Small animals can be taken to the SPCA on 5599 California 49 in Mariposa, and large animals can be taken to the Mariposa County Fairgrounds.

Garner Complex Fire

CAL FIRE is helping the Oregon Department of Forestry with this fire, located west of Highway 199, four miles northwest of Cave Junction in Oregon. It’s 29,039 acres and 30 percent contained, caused by lightning. This fire designation includes the following fires: Grave Creek 1-4, Ditch Creek, 416, Spencer 1-3, Pleasant Creek, Taylor Creek, and King Mountain. It was caused by lightning. Fire behavior will persist due to hot and dry weather.

As of 2 p.m. July 28, the following evacuation order was issued, according to Inciweb specifically for the Taylor Creek fire:

“Due to the fast moving Taylor Creek wildfire and planned firefighting efforts, all residents on Pickett Creek Road, including the following roads:

ALL of West Pickett Creek Road

Green Tree Loop

Bickford Drive

Sanders Creek

Paradise Garden Road

Sallsten Road

Hussey Lane

Steelhead Lane

Cliffside Drive

Bartlett Lane

AND

All residents on Riverbanks Road between 5415 to 6187, including all residents on:

Rocking Horse Drive

Griffin Road

Peaceful Valley Lane

are being placed on a Level 3 “GO” Evacuation.

Do not delay leaving to gather any belongings or make efforts to protect your home.

This fire is off Highway 20 near milepost mark 39-SE of Potter Valley and northwest of Blue Lakes, eight miles northeast of Ukiah in Mendocino County. It was 30 acres earlier on Friday but has grown to 5,000 acres and 5 percent containment. One firefighter has been injured.

Ribbon Fire

This fire is at Highway 74 and Ribbonwood Drive, near Pinyon in Riverside County. It’s now 200 acres and 70 percent contained. Some of the Cranston fire maps above also include the Ribbon fire. As of the morning of July 27, all evacuation warnings have been lifted.

As of 10 pm July 28: evacuations ordered in Pleasure Cove Resort, Community of Berryessa Highlands. An evacuation center is at Crosswalk Community Church, 2590 – 1st Street, Napa.

Valley Fire

The Valley fire remains at 1,348 acres and 29 percent contained. It’s at the Valley of the Falls Dr. and Service Road 1S08. According to Inciweb, minimal to no growth is expected and very little fire spread is expected. However, hot and dry conditions have helped the fire stay active.

Whaleback Fire

This fire is 8,000 acres and 5 percent contained. According to Inciweb at 9:35 pm July 28: “This fire is burning south of the community of Spalding, on the western edge of Eagle Lake, about 20 miles northwest of Susanville, Calif. There are mandatory evacuations in place for Spalding Tract and recreation sites around the south end of the lake… Mandatory evacuations in place for the community of Spalding, the Gallatin Marina, Ronald McDonald House and the Merrill, Christie, Eagle and Aspen campgrounds.”